May 16, 2026 02:16 am (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Madhya Pradesh High Court holds Bhojshala complex disputed site to be a temple | ‘Even ex-CM can be probed’: Suvendu Adhikari’s big statement on RG Kar case | Big action in RG Kar case: Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari suspends 3 IPS officers, including ex-CP Vineet Goyal | Modi’s UAE visit delivers major defence, energy deals amid Middle East tensions | BRICS sideline: Jaishankar holds crucial talks with Iran as West Asia tensions | Suvendu Adhikari resigns as Nandigram MLA, keeps Bhabanipur seat | Modi’s UAE visit delivers major defence, energy deals amid Middle East tensions | NEET (UG) 2026 re-exam scheduled for June 21 amid massive 'paper leak' row | ECI announces third phase of SIR; Himachal, J&K, Ladakh excluded for now | Storm fury in Uttar Pradesh: Death toll rises to 89 as rain, gale-force winds leave trail of destruction

Ban welcomes announcement of release of Djiboutian prisoners by Eritrea

| | Mar 19, 2016, at 03:02 pm
New York, Mar 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS):United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has learned of the arrival in Djibouti on Friday of the Foreign Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, and the announcement of the release of four Djiboutian prisoners by the Eritrean authorities.

In a statement issued by his spokesperson, the Secretary-General commended the efforts of the Qatari mediation in brokering this process and the Eritrea for releasing the prisoners.

Ban through the statement also expressed the hope that this will help address other regional outstanding issues between Djibouti and Eritrea and enhance regional peace and security in the Horn of Africa.

UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe (file)

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.